拍卖
pāi mài
Pinyin

Definition

拍卖
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pāi mài
  1. to auction
  2. auction sale
  3. to sell at a reduced price

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

拍
pāi
  1. 1 to pat
  2. 2 to clap
  3. 3 to slap
  4. 4 to swat
  5. 5 to take (a photo)
  6. 6 to shoot (a film)
  7. 7 racket (sports)
  8. 8 beat (music)
偷拍
tōu pāi
  1. 1 to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
实拍
shí pāi
  1. 1 candid photograph
  2. 2 genuine photograph (not set up or doctored)
抓拍
zhuā pāi
  1. 1 to capture (an image)
  2. 2 to snap (a photo)
拍出
pāi chū
  1. 1 to sell at auction
  2. 2 to reach a given price at auction
拍戏
pāi xì
  1. 1 to shoot a movie
拍拖
pāi tuō
  1. 1 (dialect) to date sb
拍摄
pāi shè
  1. 1 to film
  2. 2 to shoot (a picture)
拍案
pāi àn
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
  2. 2 fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
拍照
pāi zhào
  1. 1 to take a picture
拍卖
pāi mài
  1. 1 to auction
  2. 2 auction sale
  3. 3 to sell at a reduced price
乒乓球拍
pīng pāng qiú pāi
  1. 1 ping-pong paddle
合拍
hé pāi
  1. 1 in time with (i.e. same rhythm)
  2. 2 to keep in step with
  3. 3 fig. to cooperate
打拍
dǎ pāi
  1. 1 to beat time
  2. 2 to mark rhythm on drum or clapper boards
投拍
tóu pāi
  1. 1 to start shooting (a film)
  2. 2 to invest in (a movie)
  3. 3 to put (sth) up for auction
拍子
pāi zi
  1. 1 beat (music)
  2. 2 paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc)
  3. 3 racket (sports)
拍客
pāi kè
  1. 1 citizen journalist (typically posting short, self-produced documentary videos on the Web)
拍岸
pāi àn
  1. 1 to beat against the shore (of waves)
拍手
pāi shǒu
  1. 1 to clap one's hands
拍打
pāi da
  1. 1 to pat
  2. 2 to slap
  3. 3 (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)

Idioms (6)

一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
  1. 1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit it off
  3. 3 to click together
  4. 4 to chime in easily
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
  2. 2 unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
  1. 1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
溜须拍马
liū xū pāi mǎ
  1. 1 to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
  2. 2 to toady
  3. 3 boot-licking

Sample Sentences

是啊，这就是网红经济，指的就是这些网红们，拥有广大的粉丝之后，把人气转化为实际的买气，并从中获利最常见的就是直播拍卖。
shì ā ，zhè jiùshì wǎnghóng jīngjì ，zhǐ de jiùshì zhèxiē wǎnghóng men ，yōngyǒu guǎngdà de fěnsī zhīhòu ，bǎ rénqì zhuǎnhuà wèi shíjì de mǎiqì ，bìng cóngzhōng huòlì zuì chángjiàn de jiùshì zhíbō pāimài 。
I see, so this is the internet star economy.It’s these internet stars who, after accumulating a vast fan base, turn their popularity into concrete selling power, and profit from it. The most popular form is live stream auctions.
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是，是，是！再加上是你亲手挑的，送到拍卖会上价格都得再翻两翻！
shì ，shì ，shì ！zài jiāshang shì nǐ qīnshǒu tiāo de ，sòngdào pāimài huì shàng jiàgé dōu děi zài fān liǎng fān ！
Yes, yes, yes! It's also hand selected by you, if you sell it at auction the price will rocket!
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不过还好不像上海那样要牌照拍卖，一张牌照要好几万呢。
bùguò háihǎo bù xiàng Shànghǎi nàyàng yào páizhào pāimài ，yī zhāng páizhào yào hǎo jǐ wàn ne 。
At least it's not like Shanghai where they auction off plates. Each plate is tens of thousands of yuan.
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拍卖的多数是个人卖家，没什么保障。我是店铺，商品和服务都很正规，价格比店里便宜多了。
pāimài de duōshù shì gèrén màijiā ，méi shénme bǎozhàng 。wǒ shì diànpù ，shāngpǐn hé fúwù dōu hěn zhèngguī ，jiàgé bǐ diàn lǐ piányi duō le 。
The majority of auctions are done by individuals with no guarantees. I am a store. The merchandise and service are legitimate, and the prices are much cheaper than in a shop.
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我看好多卖家是拍卖，为什么你是一口价？
wǒ kàn hǎo duō màijiā shì pāimài ，wèishénme nǐ shì yīkǒujià ？
I see that many sellers sell by auction. Why do you have a set price?
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